Research

Tools for Media

• Cool for animating pictures

• To find free images to inspire you, or use in creative work
• copyright-friendly [[#|image library]] for teachers and students
• browse by topic

• it's free!

• World Book online http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
• Smithsonian Institute: http://www.si.edu/
• Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/families/
• George Washington: http://www.mountvernon.org/learn/meet_george/index.cfm/

• Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs
  Velcro crop: www.umbachconsulting.com/miscellany/velcro.html
• Dangers of Bread: http://www.geoffmetcalf.com/bread.html
• Class project: www.mrsmcgowan.com/projects/turnip/index.html
• Mankato City Website (whale watching, riverfront): http://city-mankato.us/riv.html
• The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus

• use this tool to find free images to inspire you, or use in creative work.
• As long as you don't sell or claim ownership of the image, ALL of the images in their [[#|database]] are free to:
  • Remix-to adapt the work
  • Commercial-to use this work for commercial purposes.
  • Without Attribution-to use without attributing the original author.

• Surf Swell Island - an interactive online game created by Disney that teaches kids about Internet safety while still allowing them to have fun.
• Digital Safety - an informative guide that gives an overview of several dangers on the Internet and how to deal with them. Some of the tips cover things like keeping kids safe online, common internet scams and securing passwords.

• to easily record and send a voice message
• no software necessary
• no ads
• send voice message (URL) directly to email inbox
• no limit on message length
• [[#|download]] your message

• to remove ads and comments from a YouTube video
• Cleans up the video (no ads, other comments, etc.)
• gives a direect link to your clean video

• Educational Videos

• convert media files
• To send and [[#|share large files]]
• no software necessary
• no ads
• send converted files directly to email inbox
• free for up to 100MB